I once believed that

   Every cloud had its silver lining,

A pot of gold stood sentinel at the end of every rainbow,

   I was a princess destined to live

Happily-ever-after.

   I even believed in Santa Claus;

Little by little I realized none of these existed.

   But it did.


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